Funding to Support the Education of Disadvantaged Young People (London)24th October 2022

Charitable organisations and educational establishments working to support the education of children and young people from disadvantaged or low-income backgrounds in inner London, are invited to apply for funding from the Portal Trust.

The funding will support young people below the age of 25 to access educational opportunities and help them realise their full potential.

The Trust work across 14 boroughs in Inner London: Camden, Greenwich, Hackney, Hammersmith and Fulham, Islington, Kensington & Chelsea, Lambeth, Lewisham, Newham, Southwark, Tower Hamlets, Wandsworth, Westminster and the City of London.

The Trust will also accept applications from individuals from a low-income or disadvantaged background.  Grants to individuals are in the form of bursaries.

Projects should aim to widen access and participation in further and higher education; deliver initiatives that help them engage with, and stay in, education; reduce re-offending; influence and improve education policy and practice; and/or improve the learning experience for children at the Trust’s partner schools.

There is no minimum or maximum grant amount that can be applied for.

Applicants should submit an online Initial Enquiry form in the first instance.  There are no application deadlines.